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This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

This science fair project idea builds models of various types of bridges and then determines which bridge design is the strongest.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

Is it amplitude? Weight? Length of string? Kids will discover what factors changing the period of a pendulum depends on in this fun and easy physics experiment.

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

Check out this fun and easy 4th grade science fair project idea that tests how gravity induces positive and negative geotropism (gravitropism) in bean plants.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.

Science fair project in which you will start a fire from scratch without using matches or a lighter.

Does electricity move better through thick wires or thin ones? kids will conduct this classic electricity experiment for this science fair project.

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

This science fair project idea explores how much force is needed to move a lever at different distances from the fulcrum.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!